Rolled Paper Christmas Tree Decoration

Hello my friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine couldn't have been better...except maybe I could have done without my little guy catching a bad cough. But if that's the only thing I can complain about then that makes me pretty darn lucky :) 

I am SO ready to start posting Christmas projects! I love this time of year and try and hold off my Christmas posts until after Thanksgiving. Which is kinda hard since I have had holiday paper in my possession for a couple months!

For today's project, I used the new Christmas & Winter Stack at Jo-Ann's. This is one of the great 180 sheet stacks which is a killer deal! If you love a traditional paper stack, you will LOVE this! And the paper in this stack works great with this project because the thinner paper is really easy to roll :)

This is what I created on my Sunday afternoon at home :) I love how it turned out and it looks perfect on my kitchen table! 

I painted a scrap piece of wood and created my tree on that. But you could easily do this on a canvas or even a piece of cardstock that you frame and keep the glass out. 

To create on wood: Paint your scrap wood & apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over it. Let it dry. Add your tree trunk paper piece and apply another thin layer of Mod Podge. Sprinkle a little glitter while Mod Podge is still wet. Let dry. Start rolled paper pieces.

HINT* I have discovered Mod Podge Hard Coat which I love! It doesn't leave any kind of sticky residue feeling afterwards. I have never been a Mod Podge Expert but I am always getting better, practice makes perfect :)

I rolled pieces of paper around a pencil, hot glued the ends and slipped the pencil out. I went down in lengths every 1/2 inch to make the tree shape. My smallest piece is 1/2 inch wide and my widest is 10 1/2 inches. I hot glued the rolls to the wood. Added some buttons, ribbon and a cute bird that I hand cut out. I love how it turned out and it will for sure come out every holiday at my house :)

 A couple more things...November Stack-a-holic Template Entries are due by midnight TONIGHT! So if you haven't emailed me your entry, be sure to do so. I can't wait to share the winners on Wednesday :)

And we have 2 winners from our comments last week! Keep those comments coming to increase your chances to win! Congrats to: 

Judy Webb said...

Love seeing ideas gifted artist make with DCWV paper.

November 21, 2011 2:07 PM 

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jengd said...

LOVE this! So clean and simple - looks great against that grungy paper!

November 21, 2011 10:17 AM 

Send me your address {erinmadsen@diecutsinc.com} and I will get your prizes right out to you :) 

Have a fabulous Monday!